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Models may be imported from ETABS into SAFE by specifying exporting option , story to be exported , load cases and combinations.


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  • Email "SAP2000 to SAFE export": explanation of the procedure (rs → ok, 11/16/2010, ID 6357461)


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How are wall systems imported from ETABS into SAFE?

Answer: Adjoining walls automatically import into SAFE, though walls below the floor slab import as wall objects, whereas walls above import as deep beams. This produces the proper behavior.


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Related Incidents:

  • Incident 46483: Strange forces when importing models to SAFE from ETABS

How do I successfully export floors from ETABS to SAFE?

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  • Property modifiers assigned to elements in  ETABS will not be exported into SAFE
  • Rigid area zones above columns will be automatically assigned to floors in SAFE. This is not available in ETABS
  • Beams in SAFE will be assigned an internal modifier of 0.1 to torsional stiffness, to avoid torsional load path
  • Columns above are not exported
  • Uniform load stets defined in ETABS are not exported

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Related Incidents:

  • Incident 48475: ETABS Export to SAFE

How is only some information imported into an existing SAFE model?

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  • Option 2.

    1. Import the updated ETABS *.f2k floor as a new SAFE model.
    2. Select Edit > Iterative Database Editing to copy the updated tables into the initial SAFE model.


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Related Incidents:

  • Incident 46557: Importing ETABS loads into SAFE model

How are Results of Response Spectrum analysis imported into SAFE?

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